Multidisciplinary session on Forest genetic Resources accepted for IUFRO 2024 - div2

2 Feb 2023

      Dear Division 2,

just a quick message to inform you that the session below is accepted for IUFRO 2024.
As it is inherently interdisciplinary (it actually covers several Div2 Research Groups and
Working parties within, but also other Divisions), I reckon it should be of interest to
many of you.

Best regards,

Ivan

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Multi-disciplinary approaches to the modelling of FGR resilience: there's more than
genetics to Forest Genetic Resources
The monitoring and conservation of Forest Genetic Resources (FGR) rests primarily on
indicators describing the genetic diversity of forest stands.These indicators are
essential as they summarise at least some aspects of adaptive potential, and because
populations with too low genetic diversity risk falling into an extinction spiral.

Notwithstanding the dearth of information that can be extracted from genetic data, this is
likely to be insufficient to describe the short- and long-term capacity of forests to
buffer the disturbances caused by drivers such as climate change and to persist in the
long term.

Interdisciplinary research involving tree physiology, population biology, ecosystem
ecology, evolutionary biology, and genetics, and resting on methods such as remote
sensing, machine learning, and modelling is necessary to correctly assess all components
of forest resilience. Ongoing research programs such as Horizon Europe-funded FORGENIUS
and OptFORESTs aim at synthesising results from multiple research fields to identify which
characteristics can drive forest resilience and vulnerability. In particular, it is
essential to look closely both at plastic, short term, responses and evolutionary, long
term adaptive capacity.

In this session we will hear from research and management actions based on
multidisciplinary approaches to assessing and preserving forest resilience, and discuss
their respective benefits and drawbacks, their complementarities, as well as their
respective application ranges.
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Ivan SCOTTI
Unité de recherche Écologie des Forêts Méditerranéennes (URFM)
ivan.scotti@inrae.fr<mailto:ivan.scotti@inrae.fr>
Phone: +33 4 32 72 29 56 - Mobile: +33 6 66 78 94 85

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84914 Avignon Cedex 9 - FRANCE

Coordinator of the H2020 FORGENIUS project<http://www.forgenius.eu>

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